Adrian Peterson Quotes & Sayings

I know that many people disagree with the way I disciplined my child. I also understand after meeting with a psychologist that there are other alternative ways of disciplining a child that may be more appropriate. — Adrian Peterson

People say I'm injury-prone but that's definitely not true. — Adrian Peterson

I can catch the ball. You've got to throw it to me. — Adrian Peterson

I've been running like this since I was seven. — Adrian Peterson

No matter how many flaws we have, our God is so forgiving and understanding. He'll never leave you or forsake you. So that brings peace to me. — Adrian Peterson

My favorite food was seafood, and that's all I used to eat. And then there I was, 27 years old, and bam, I have this allergic reaction - and it's life-threatening. So it's very important to spread the word and spread awareness so people can be better prepared in case anaphylaxis occurs in their life. — Adrian Peterson

I want to help my team get to the playoffs, win, and run wild. — Adrian Peterson

I get Tweets every day from people telling me that 'Hey, I'm going to overcome my injury or my illness. Cancer. Different diseases. I can beat it because Adrian Peterson showed me the determination and the willpower to be able to prosper and get through adversity whenever it comes.' — Adrian Peterson

Jesus Christ - He means the world to me. So many different situations I've been through, through my childhood and now my adulthood; I lost my brother at a young age. He got hit by a car right in front of me. I had to be strong for my mom. — Adrian Peterson

I want people to come to the game to see what I will do next. — Adrian Peterson

It brings hope and peace of mind knowing that God gave His only begotten Son for us. I'm able to look back and know that on this day Jesus was born and gave us the opportunity to have eternal life. — Adrian Peterson

A guy like Bruce Lee, I've always been a fan. How he used to be able to move and be so quick. You look at some of the exercises that he did, and it was all majority free weight, like standing on your hands. That works every muscle. Everything is firing. — Adrian Peterson

The physical part has a lot to do with the mental part. — Adrian Peterson

I want to win four or five championship rings. That's how I dream. I dream big. — Adrian Peterson

When I go out on the field, I just put it in my mind that I'm playing for my family. — Adrian Peterson

When I'm out, maybe I'm looking at the fried chicken, but I know I need to order the grilled. But I'm still from the country. I love my fried food and my neck bones and all that, too. — Adrian Peterson

When you think about little league football, high school, and even on to college even more so, you're dealing with a lot of guys that are prideful, that think they're the best - a lot of alpha males. So, typically, you've got to have a guy that can control those guys, and, when he talks, they know he means business. He's a serious guy. — Adrian Peterson

Thank you to my family, my fans and fans of other teams for their support. The NFL is a fraternity of brothers and I am thankful for the tweets, phone calls and text messages from my fellow players. God Bless everyone and thank u so much, — Adrian Peterson

I have always believed that the way my parents disciplined me has a great deal to do with the success I have enjoyed as a man. — Adrian Peterson

Adversity makes me hungrier. I thrive on being able to make a way out of No Way. — Adrian Peterson

I remember my mistakes more than my success. — Adrian Peterson

I like to bless people and do things without the world knowing about it, because I'm not in it for the glory. I do it because it comes from my heart. As long as I keep doing that, I'm satisfied. — Adrian Peterson

I try to eat a lot of baked foods, fish, chicken, potatoes, stuff like that. Grab me a Muscle Milk. That helps. — Adrian Peterson

I have to continue to be a great leader and contribute in any way that I can, and get guys to follow suit. That's how you turn a team around. — Adrian Peterson

We are human, so we do go through pain and we struggle with things, but it's all about how you respond to a situation. My whole life, I've been responding in a positive way and keeping a positive mind, keeping God first in my heart, in my mind. No matter what wrong I've done, I know who sees the heart. — Adrian Peterson

I thought I was Superman until I experienced that life-changing anaphylactic shock. I was eating lunch and gobbled down a couple of bowls of gumbo. Then, 15 minutes later, I'm in my dorm room resting up. My eyes started itching and my throat was swelling up. I could barely breathe. — Adrian Peterson

I love my son. I love my kids, my family, Like I said after I took the misdemeanor plea, I take full responsibility for my actions. — Adrian Peterson

The first two months were painful and they really tested my manhood because there were times I didn't want to get up because I was in pain. That willpower has to kick in. — Adrian Peterson

I dedicate myself and work hard in the weight room and treat every practice as if it were a game. — Adrian Peterson

Thankfully, I'm lucky enough to be able to eat ice cream. I've got to have my cookies and cream! But I work out a lot, so I burn a lot of calories. — Adrian Peterson

It feels good when guys reach out to be inspired - and you have shown people an example of how you can come back and be better than you were before when adversity strikes; and when the world predicts the opposite, you show them you not only can be successful but be great. — Adrian Peterson

I'm pretty sure I could outrun the whole Dallas Cowboys team. — Adrian Peterson

I have the mentality that if you come in playing not to get hurt, that's when you're going to get hurt. So I play relentless. — Adrian Peterson

Seafood was always my favorite food. I mean, fried lobster? Come on. Once I found out shrimp, scallops and lobster were my allergic triggers, I had to change my diet. — Adrian Peterson

I definitely run up right, and I've got pretty good speed. — Adrian Peterson

I try to be open with everybody, try to make everybody feel welcome and make them feel like, hey, I'm an easy person to talk to, get along with. — Adrian Peterson

I take football as an avenue to different opportunities. Football is not using me; I'm using football. — Adrian Peterson

I'm looking forward to getting back on the field, it's what I love to do. — Adrian Peterson

I came back from my ACL injury and won MVP. So, what's a groin? What's an adductor? That's how I look at things. I feel like if you just continue to take care of your body, working out, making sure you're in shape and you stay on top of your game, you can play as long as you want. — Adrian Peterson

With trials, you become wiser. You learn more about yourself and the people surrounding you. Me personally, I've never been the type of person to judge anyone over wrongdoing, no matter what it is. I'm just not a judgmental person. — Adrian Peterson

I love my son more than any of you can imagine. — Adrian Peterson

I'll get out and do Pilates. I'll get in the ring and do some rounds of kickboxing and grappling and MMA conditioning. There's a lot of unique stuff that I do, too, that a lot of people wouldn't imagine or think about doing, like box jumps. You get a 42-inch box and dumbbells and practice working on your explosion jumping up on those boxes. — Adrian Peterson

I've been through a lot of different situations, and the key thing I've learned is: Don't panic. That's the advice I give people. If anaphylaxis occurs, just do the necessary things. If it's your first time, call and seek emergency assistance and find out exactly what's happening. Get help. — Adrian Peterson

I was always fast; I was always racing guys that were older than me and beating them, so I always had speed. I was able to make good cuts at a young age, on the side of the house with my dad, going through different plays, working on cuts and stuff like that. — Adrian Peterson

It feels good to give back to the people who support you. — Adrian Peterson

If you don't think that you're the best, how do you become the best? — Adrian Peterson

I would sacrifice 1,000 yards rushing to win a Super Bowl. But I want to be the first back to have back-to-back 2,000-yard seasons. — Adrian Peterson

My dad would always tell me, 'When you meet a man, look him in his eye and shake his hand,' and that's just something I've been doing for a long time. — Adrian Peterson

My dad means a lot to me. He's the one who put a football in my hands. — Adrian Peterson

I run angry. Football allows me to take out some of my pain on the field. — Adrian Peterson

I want to be the best player to ever play this game. — Adrian Peterson

I'm always aware of trying to put my body in different positions to test it and strengthen muscles that you don't get when you do dumbbell press or pulls or weight-type exercises. — Adrian Peterson